--- title: 'Counsel, Employment at Brex' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/counsel-employment-brex-salt-lake-city-utah-928ke7m6v096' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-18' --- # Counsel, Employment at Brex - **Company:** Brex - **Location:** Salt Lake City Utah, United States - **Posted:** 2026-09-01 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-18 - **Apply:** https://www.brex.com/careers/8770724002?gh_jid=8770724002 ## Job description ## Why join us Brex is the intelligent finance platform that enables companies to spend smarter and move faster in more than 200 markets. By combining global corporate cards and banking with intuitive spend management, bill pay, and travel software, Brex enables founders and finance teams to accelerate operations, gain real-time visibility, and control spend effortlessly. Brex’s AI-native automation and world-class service eliminate manual expense and accounting tasks for customers so they can focus on what matters most. Tens of thousands of the world's best companies run on Brex, including DoorDash, Coinbase, Robinhood, Zoom, Plaid, Reddit, and SeatGeek. Working at Brex allows you to push your limits, challenge the status quo, and collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry. We’re committed to building a diverse team and inclusive culture and believe your potential should only be limited by how big you can dream. We make this a reality by empowering you with the tools, resources, and support you need to grow your career. Legal at Brex The Legal team helps the company grow responsibly, advocating for Brex and for the thousands of growing businesses we serve. We provide strategic advice and guidance to all Brex teams, protect Brex, advise on risk, and represent the company externally, negotiating with partners and interacting with regulators. Reimagining the financial system in a highly regulated environment requires creativity and resourcefulness, and we welcome the challenge. Where you’ll work This role will be based in our Salt Lake City office. We are a hybrid environment that combines the energy and connections of being in the office with the benefits and flexibility of working from home. We currently require a minimum of three coordinated days in the office per week, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. As a perk, we also have up to four weeks per year of fully remote work! ## What you’ll do You’re here to be a trusted legal partner to Brex’s People team, providing practical, business-minded advice on employment matters affecting Brex’s global workforce. Working in close collaboration with senior members of the Legal team, you’ll advise on day-to-day employment issues, help manage employee and contingent worker disputes, and support the development of policies and practices governing Brex employees and contingent workers. This is an opportunity to build deep employment law expertise while supporting a dynamic, high-growth fintech company. ## Responsibilities - Provide business-minded legal guidance and support to Brex’s People team on day-to-day employment issues, including performance management, terminations, recruiting, hiring, leaves of absence, employee accommodations, compensation and benefits, and wage and hour matters - Support the development and implementation of policies and practices governing Brex employees and contingent workers, in partnership with the People team and senior Legal team members - Assist in managing employment-related complaints, disputes, litigation, investigations, and responses to regulatory inquiries and charges (e.g. EEOC charges) - Help manage outside legal counsel retained to assist Brex on employment matters, ensuring their work is efficient and drives value for Brex - Identify employment- and contingent worker-related risks and recommend practical solutions for managing and mitigating them - Research and analyze employment-related laws that apply in the locations where Brex employees and contingent workers work, including throughout the United States and in Brex’s international office locations, and monitor employment law developments and their potential impact on Brex - Support the development and delivery of employment-related training to managers and employees - Assist with responses to employee or contingent worker-related subpoenas, personnel records requests, and other information or legal requests and orders ## Requirements - 5+ years of experience counseling on employment law matters at a reputable law firm, an in-house or corporate legal department, or both - Experience partnering directly with People / HR functions as their day-to-day legal advisor - Strong organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and manage competing priorities - Practical, problem-solving mindset with the ability to navigate a dynamic, fast-paced environment - Team player who collaborates effectively with colleagues and business partners to drive meaningful results - Exceptional oral and written communication skills, with the ability to translate legal complexity into clear guidance for non-lawyers - Juris Doctor (JD) and active bar membership in good standing of the bar of at least one U.S. state Bonus Points - 2+ years of experience at a high-growth tech company - Working knowledge of California employment law - Exposure to employment law outside the U.S., particularly in jurisdictions where Brex has offices - Experience building or delivering employment-related manager training - Financial services or other highly regulated industry experience ## Compensation The expected salary range for this role is $189,000 - $230,000 USD.  However, the starting base pay will depend on a number of factors, including the candidate’s location, skills, experience, market demands, and internal pay parity. Depending on the position offered, equity and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package. Brex LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Capital One, N.A. Please be aware, job-seekers may be at risk of targeting by malicious actors looking for personal data. Brex recruiters will only reach out via LinkedIn or email with a [brex.com](http://brex.com/) domain. Any outreach claiming to be from Brex via other sources should be ignored. ## About Brex ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Brex provides a modern finance platform combining corporate cards, expense management, travel booking, banking, and treasury services, all powered by AI-driven automation. - **Entity Type**: Private (backed by venture capital; last known Series D3 at $12.3B valuation in 2022) - **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States - **Founded**: 2017 - **Founders**: Henrique Dubugras and Pedro Franceschi ## Core Business - Primary industry/industries: Financial technology (fintech) – specifically spend management, corporate cards, expense automation, and business banking. - Target customers: B2B – startups, mid-size companies, and enterprises; over 35,000 companies use Brex. - Mission/purpose statement: "Empower employees anywhere to make better financial decisions." ## Products & Services - **Corporate Cards**: Physical and virtual corporate cards with built-in spend controls, real-time budgets, and cash back/rewards. - **Expense Management**: AI-powered automation for receipts, expense reports, and approvals; integrates with ERP systems. - **Travel**: In-app global travel booking and management with policy enforcement. - **Bill Pay**: Automated invoice entry, approval workflows, and vendor payments. - **Banking & Treasury**: Business cash accounts with up to 4.36% yield, same-day liquidity, and up to $6M in additional FDIC insurance. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: $12.3 billion (Series D3, 2022 – recent valuation not disclosed; may have changed) - **Key Metric**: Over 35,000 businesses use Brex (source: brex.com). Total funding exceeds $1.5 billion (publicly reported, not detailed in provided sources). - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Greenoaks, IVP, Tiger Global, Y Combinator, Kleiner Perkins, DST Global, Max Levchin, Peter Thiel, Lone Pine Capital, Ribbit Capital. - **Growth Signals**: Named #2 on Fast Company’s 2023 Top 50 Disruptors; expanding AI-driven finance automation; 756 hours average time saved per year for customers; 71% of expenses prepared on Brex handled entirely by automation. ## Competitive Advantages - **All-in-one platform**: Combines cards, expense management, travel, bill pay, and banking in a single stack – reducing the need for multiple vendors. - **AI-powered automation**: Uses AI to automate receipt capture, expense categorization, approval workflows, and GL coding, enabling faster close. - **Higher credit limits**: Offers up to 30x higher credit limits compared to traditional providers. - **Founder-centric culture**: Over 100 Brex alumni have started their own companies (4x industry average), signaling a culture that breeds entrepreneurship. ## Strategic Focus - **AI-first finance**: Continually investing in AI to eliminate manual work (e.g., AI expense assistant, invoice automation). - **Global expansion**: In-app global travel and multi-entity support for international teams. - **Enterprise penetration**: Deepening ERP integrations, procurement flows, and vendor-specific card controls for mid-market and enterprise clients. - **Cash management innovation**: Offering competitive treasury yields to attract and retain deposits. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Emphasizes “Be the founder of your career” – hires people with “grit, autonomy, and ambition” and supports rapid growth. Values include Growth Mindset, Ownership, Customer Obsession, and One Brex. - **Remote-first**: Committed to remote-first work, with in-office days/offsets for connection and up to 4 fully remote weeks per year. Employees can optimize time and location. - **Benefits**: Generous parental leave, Carrot Fertility, Milk Stork, medical/dental/vision, Spring Health (mental health), Calm app, generous vacation, and year-end company shutdown. - **Headcount**: ~800 employees (Built In), 501–1,000 range (The Muse) with 7 offices globally. - **Engineering focus**: Strong engineering culture visible through “Building Brex” blog and emphasis on automation and AI. ## Sources 1. [brex.com](https://www.brex.com/careers) 2. [brex.com](https://www.brex.com/about) 3. [brex.com](https://www.brex.com/index) 4. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/brex/faq/workplace-perception) 5. 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